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Senior TJ Klein Receives All-Region Baseball Honors

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An outstanding senior season that played a significant part in Hope's march to a league
co-championship has resulted in a post-season honor for TJ Klein of Circle Pines,
Minn. (Centennial HS) who has been named to the American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings
all-region team.

An outstanding senior season that played a significant part in Hope's march to a league
co-championship has resulted in a post-season honor for TJ Klein of Circle Pines,
Minn. (Centennial HS) who has been named to the American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings
all-region team.

He has been named to the second team in the Mideast region which represents Division
III schools in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.

A three-year starter in centerfield, Klein was co-captain of the team as a junior
and senior. He received All-MIAA honors for three seasons, second team in his sophomore
and junior years and first team as a senior.

This season he batted .365 with a team-leading 50 hits as the Flying Dutchmen gained
a share of the league championship with Adrian. He scored the game-winning run in
the ninth inning of the regular season finale against rival Calvin to clinch the title
share.

He ended his career with a .346 batting average, ranking among the all-time Hope leaders
in several categories, including runs scored (#4-118), hits (#5-161), stolen bases
(#5-30) and RBIs (#8-85). His career fielding average was a stellar .988. The Flying
Dutchmen over his career posted 105 wins, the most in any four-year stretch for Hope
baseball history